Improved gubry-gomb



J. W. LATCHER.

CLirry Comb. No; 80,190. Patented July 21 I868.

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' Letters PatentNm SOJQO, dated Jul 21,1868; qntedated Jake 18,1868;

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CON OERN: y 1

Be it known that I, JOHN W. Lncnnn, of the, city andcounty of Albany, and State of NewYetk, have invented a. neiv end useful Improvement in the Construction of Curry-Combs; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clealr, end ex'actdescription of the construction and nature of .thejsame, reference being had to the annexed drewings, making apart of this specification, in Which- Figure lie 9. front, and e .Figui'e 2 is a side elevation of my inventionl I h v V e l The object of this inveutionis to make a cheap, light, simple, and durable curry-comb, and one that will not injure the skin of an aniniails back, and also to prevent the teeth from becoming ehokedup; by having them arranged a)considerable"distance apart, and also to form the same from one block, which constitutes the hack or'blenk from'whichseid teeth ere formed orsawed A, figs. 1 and 2, represents the back or blank, the grain or fibre of the wood run'ningQes is shown by the yellow strokes, crosswise oi the block, nn'd longitudinal tothe teeth 6. The form or shepe of the teeth may be varied from those shown in the, drawingeasvvill be readily understood. The channels 0, between the rows of teeth, es'also the kerfs d, between the teeth themselvesfmay he cut by saws or revolving cutters, or in 'eny other convenient way. i t' v i t It will be seen that the chain is between the rows of teeth, and the spaces or kerfs between the teeth out upon oneblock, form a. series of rows of teeth on one block, corresponding to the said chennels or kerfs cut.

Having thus described my invention, whet I claim es new, and desire to securjby Letters -Pa.tent,1is'- Forming a series of roivs of teeth, b, from one block, snbstantially'as shown and described, and for the e nr ose specified. i P y p J. W. LATGHER.

Witnesses:

Cannes MILLER, Jr., BRADLEY S. Dusmmumr. 

